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Extremely rare unopened military issue Leica KE-7A shows up on eBay for over $45,000
Jun 9, 2016
John Aldred
Brand new unopened cameras are not uncommon on eBay, and usually aren’t that big a deal, unless that camera is something like a military issue…
Adobe’s new “Guided Upright” tool makes distortion correction a breeze
Jun 9, 2016
John Aldred
Adobe have just announced that Lightroom CC 2015.6, Lightroom 6.6 and Adobe Camera Raw 9.6 are now available adding a whole slew of lens support,…
THANK YOU! + best image manipulation store sale EVER
Jun 8, 2016
Udi Tirosh
6 months ago we started the image manipulation store. Today we are celebrating our 1000 member on the Image Manipulation Facebook group (it is an…
Eyes of the Afghan Girl – A critical take on the “Steve McCurry Scandal”
Jun 8, 2016
Kshitij Nagar
I will begin by saying that my intention is not to attack Steve McCurry or defame him in any manner. It is only an attempt…
Bowens Lighting and Calumet Photographic acquired by AURELIUS, bad news for Bowens?
Jun 7, 2016
John Aldred
After Calumet’s closure of US based retail stores and filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy in 2014, it was pretty clear they were in trouble. With Bowens, this news comes…
NPR Photographer David Gilkey killed in Afghanistan in Taliban ambush
Jun 6, 2016
John Aldred
American photojournalist David Gilkey, on assignment for NPR, alongside interpreter Zabihullah Tamanna, were killed in Afghanistan on Sunday in a Taliban ambush, according to reports from…
MMA Photographer stripped of credentials and “banned for life” from UFC
Jun 6, 2016
John Aldred
Taking out his frustration on twitter after being ejected from the UFC 199 pay-per-view event on Saturday, journalist Ariel Helwani of MMA Fighting/SB Nation was seemingly escorted from…
Drone records woman trying to steal it, falsely telling police it “almost killed” her
Jun 5, 2016
John Aldred
While flying at a park in Costa Mesa, California, one pilot’s drone lost signal and when the propellers stopped spinning it fell to the ground,…
Model Mayhem headed back to court, accused of not protecting their users, as new papers are filed
Jun 3, 2016
John Aldred
The case of Jane Doe No. 14 v. Internet Brands, Inc. is one that many were following with great interest, and Internet giants like eBay…
The camera lenses of the future could be thinner than the light they focus
Jun 3, 2016
John Aldred
A team at Harvard University have build a lens that’s thinner than the waves of light it focuses. Based on light-warping metamaterials, this lens may one…